Posts Tagged ‘Suffragettes’

July 16 1914: this was one of those days when developments in the unfolding crisis in continental Europe were not perceptible in London, or at least in the offices of The Daily Telegraph. Unwittingly,...
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On the morning of June 24 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his party were at Trieste, nearing their fateful destination. The Daily Telegraph of that day was concerned, as ever, with events at home &...
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There were several pages devoted to the King's Birthday Honours in the Telegraph of June 22 1914. Among those pictured were Lord Kitchener, elevated to an earldom, and the Master of the Rolls, unnamed...
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There is no let-up in the Suffragettes' campaign, even when they are close to death from starvation. Today in 1914, the Telegraph reported the dramatic scene as Sylvia Pankhurst, weak to the point of ...
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On Monday June 15 1914, there were only 50 days left before Britain went to war. Seen through the pages of that day's Daily Telegraph, the nation was as preoccupied as ever with domestic concerns R...
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Every day in 1914, the Suffragettes seemed to find new ways to shock the British public. On June 12, the Telegraph reported their latest 'dastardly' outrage – a bomb attack on Westminster Abbey ...
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There were two remarkable letters published in The Daily Telegraph of Tuesday June 9 1914, and their authors were both French. The celebrated actress-cum-singer – or 'diseuse' – Yvette Gui...
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Whitsun mattered a century ago, and the Whit Monday bank holiday was an occasion for dressing up and going out, as the Telegraph of Tuesday June 2 1914 reported at length. Trips to the seaside were po...
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Yesterday's Daily Telegraph of 1914 was concerned that security measures to prevent Suffragette disruption of the event would spoil the day; today's coverage seemed to confirm disappointment at the re...
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It was Derby day in 1914, and the Telegraph of Wednesday May 27 was as concerned with the security arrangements at Epsom as it was with picking a winner. A year ago, the Suffragette Emily Davison had ...
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